Published 12:39 pm, Friday, April 4, 2014

Memorial Hermann Convenient Care Center now includes three primary care physicians and two nurse practitioners available for “walk-in” or by appointment from 7 am to 7pm, seven days a week. Pictured, from left, are Olubunmi Ogundadegbe (Dr. O), M.D., internal medicine and pediatrics; Nurse Practitioner Lisa Fuller; Doan Do, M.D., family medicine; Justin Bogwu, M.D., family medicine; and Nurse Practitioner Lauren Ellison. less

Memorial Hermann Convenient Care Center now includes three primary care physicians and two nurse practitioners available for “walk-in” or by appointment from 7 am to 7pm, seven days a week. Pictured, from ... more

The Memorial Hermann Convenient Care Center in Summerwood is even more convenient.

The innovative facility, located at West Lake Houston Parkway at Beltway 8, is celebrating its first year by extending the Center hours for the Primary Care Physicians from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., seven days a week.

Besides three primary care physicians and two nurse practitioners, the Center includes physicians specializing in cardiology, obstetrics and gynecology, orthopedics and sports medicine, advanced imaging, laboratory services and rehabilitation.

The Center is unique among area health care facilities because it also includes a 24-hour-a-day Emergency Center, affiliated with Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital.

“This is the first time in the Lake Houston area that a health care facility can help you find the correct level of care that your condition requires,” said Louis Smith, chief executive officer of Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital. “We can assist you in transitioning smoothly from our primary care facility to an actual 24-hour emergency center located just down the hall. That same 24-hour emergency center can also help a patient transition smoothly to our primary care facility, again just down the hall, if emergency care is not warranted.”

This service can especially be helpful to “walk-in” patients who may not know the full extent of their condition when they arrive at the Center.

In addition to the new 12-hour days, every day of the week, physicians and nurse practitioners are available for walk-ins or by appointment.

To make an appointment, call the Convenient Care Center at 281-436-8800 or simply walk in to the Center at West Lake Houston Parkway and Beltway 8.